Telegram MCP Server

io.github.tolboy/telegram-mcp-tdlib · v1.20.0

Local-first TDLib Telegram MCP server with 126 tools, account isolation and production guardrails.

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Terminal

claude mcp add telegram-mcp-tdlib -e TDLIB_API_ID=<TDLIB_API_ID> -e TDLIB_API_HASH=<TDLIB_API_HASH> -e TDLIB_PHONE_NUMBER=<TDLIB_PHONE_NUMBER> -e TDLIB_AUTH_CODE=<TDLIB_AUTH_CODE> -e TDLIB_2FA_PASSWORD=<TDLIB_2FA_PASSWORD> -e MCP_READ_ONLY=<MCP_READ_ONLY> -e MCP_TOOL_PROFILE=<MCP_TOOL_PROFILE> -- docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/tolboy/telegram-mcp-tdlib:1.20.0-stdio

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "telegram-mcp-tdlib": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/tolboy/telegram-mcp-tdlib:1.20.0-stdio"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TDLIB_API_ID": "<TDLIB_API_ID>",
        "TDLIB_API_HASH": "<TDLIB_API_HASH>",
        "TDLIB_PHONE_NUMBER": "<TDLIB_PHONE_NUMBER>",
        "TDLIB_AUTH_CODE": "<TDLIB_AUTH_CODE>",
        "TDLIB_2FA_PASSWORD": "<TDLIB_2FA_PASSWORD>",
        "MCP_READ_ONLY": "<MCP_READ_ONLY>",
        "MCP_TOOL_PROFILE": "<MCP_TOOL_PROFILE>"
      }
    }
  }
}

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "telegram-mcp-tdlib": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/tolboy/telegram-mcp-tdlib:1.20.0-stdio"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TDLIB_API_ID": "<TDLIB_API_ID>",
        "TDLIB_API_HASH": "<TDLIB_API_HASH>",
        "TDLIB_PHONE_NUMBER": "<TDLIB_PHONE_NUMBER>",
        "TDLIB_AUTH_CODE": "<TDLIB_AUTH_CODE>",
        "TDLIB_2FA_PASSWORD": "<TDLIB_2FA_PASSWORD>",
        "MCP_READ_ONLY": "<MCP_READ_ONLY>",
        "MCP_TOOL_PROFILE": "<MCP_TOOL_PROFILE>"
      }
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "telegram-mcp-tdlib": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/tolboy/telegram-mcp-tdlib:1.20.0-stdio"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TDLIB_API_ID": "<TDLIB_API_ID>",
        "TDLIB_API_HASH": "<TDLIB_API_HASH>",
        "TDLIB_PHONE_NUMBER": "<TDLIB_PHONE_NUMBER>",
        "TDLIB_AUTH_CODE": "<TDLIB_AUTH_CODE>",
        "TDLIB_2FA_PASSWORD": "<TDLIB_2FA_PASSWORD>",
        "MCP_READ_ONLY": "<MCP_READ_ONLY>",
        "MCP_TOOL_PROFILE": "<MCP_TOOL_PROFILE>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Tools

This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.

Environment variables

Name	Description
`TDLIB_API_ID` Required	Telegram API ID from my.telegram.org
`TDLIB_API_HASH` Required, secret	Telegram API hash from my.telegram.org
`TDLIB_PHONE_NUMBER` Optional, secret	Telegram phone number; omit after preparing a persisted session when using QR authentication
`TDLIB_AUTH_CODE` Optional, secret	One-time Telegram login code for a fresh headless container
`TDLIB_2FA_PASSWORD` Optional, secret	Telegram 2FA password when the account requires it
`MCP_READ_ONLY` Optional	Keep true for safe first use
`MCP_TOOL_PROFILE` Optional	Tool surface: reader, inbox, community-admin, research, or all

Details

Package	`ghcr.io/tolboy/telegram-mcp-tdlib:1.20.0-stdio` (OCI, stdio)
First published	9 Nov 2026
Last updated	9 Nov 2026
Registry name	`io.github.tolboy/telegram-mcp-tdlib`

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